Atif I. Azher is a Partner at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP in the Firm’s Corporate Department. Atif concentrates in mergers and acquisitions, corporate and securities laws and corporate governance. He regularly represents public and private companies and private equity firms in M&A transactions, dispositions, leveraged buyouts, joint ventures and other direct investments. He also has extensive experience representing public companies in unsolicited transactions and investment banks in connection with their advising in connection with M&A transactions. Atif has also worked with public and private companies providing general corporate law advice.